by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“… at least 44 people were killed and more than 100 more were injured in two Palm Sunday suicide attacks at Coptic Christian churches, each carried out by the ISIS terror group. Sunday’s first blast happened at St. George Church in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, where at least 27 people were killed and 78 others wounded, officials said.
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“… Yes! #Jesus #Christ is Lord! He is the Lord of time and history, the Redeemer and the Saviour of man. Blessed be he who comes in the name of the Lord! #Hosanna! …”
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#Catholic #TV #Mass for Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, April 9, 2017, from Heart of the Nation in Wisconsin. [Click here for Mass Readings]
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“… From noon onward, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And about three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ which means, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’ … * * * Jesus cried out again in a loud voice, and gave up His Spirit. [Here all
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“… The usual villains (the Temple leaders, Judas, and the recruited crowd shouting, ‘Crucify him!’) are unambiguously wicked and display their sinfulness openly; but there are others involved whose struggles and neglectfulness, though more subtle, are no less real. It is in examining these figures that we can learn a great deal about ourselves. Although we may not openly shout,
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“… We are on pilgrimage with the Lord to the heights. We are striving for pure hearts and clean hands, we are seeking truth, we are seeking the face of God. Let us show the Lord that we desire to be righteous, and let us ask him: Draw us upwards! Make us pure! Grant that the words which we sang
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“The Glory of These Forty Days,” from a Latin hymn of the 6th century, translated by Maurice M. Bell, 1906. The glory of these forty days we celebrate with songs of praise; for Christ, through whom all things were made, himself has fasted and has prayed. Alone and fasting Moses saw the loving God who gave the law; and to
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“Lord Who Throughout These Forty Days,” tune Saint Flavian, lyrics by Claudia Hernaman, 1873, sung by the Little Sisters of the Poor. Lord, who throughout these forty days for us did fast and pray, teach us with you to mourn our sins and close by you to stay. As you with Satan did contend, and did the victory win, O
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[The Divine Office begins the Liturgical Day with the Invitatory Psalm, usually Psalm 95, broken up into stanzas, with an antiphon repeated with each stanza, often varying by day. The entire combination is listed out below, using the Antiphon for Sundays and weekdays of Lent into Holy Thursday. Prior to the Invitatory Psalm is an introductory phrase from Psalm 51.] Lord, open
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#Catholic #TV #Mass for Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent, April 7, 2017, from Our Lady of Loretto Abbey in Toronto. [Click here for Mass Readings]
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